Will Smith

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Will Smith is an actor, rapper, and the main character of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He was born and raised in West Philadelphia, which was on a playground where he spent most of his days chillen' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool and all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school, and also starred and produced a few movies.

How He Became The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Let's face it, you most likely came here for this, so yeah...

Now this is a story all about hell how

My life got flipped, turned upside down

And I'd like to take a minute and just sit right here

And tell you how I became the Prince in a town called Bel-Air.

In West Philadelphia, born and raised

On a playground where I spent most of my days

Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool

And all, shootin' some b-ball outside of the school

Will Smith being a gangsta.

Where a couple of bad guys who were up to no good

Started making trouble in my neighborhood

I got into one little fight and my mom got scared

And said "You're movin' with you're Auntie and Uncle in Bel-Air."

(optional lyrics #1)

I begged and pleaded with her day after day

But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way

She gave me a kiss and she gave me my ticket

I put my walkman and said "I might as well kick it!"

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First class, yo this is bad

Drinking orange juice out of a champagne class

Is this what the people of Bel-Air living like?

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, this might be alright.

(optional lyrics #2)

But wait I hear they're prissy, bourgeois and all that

Is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat?

I don't think so, I'll see when I get there

I hope they're prepared for the Prince of Bel-Air.

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Well-uh, the plane landed and when I came out

There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out

I ain't trying to get arrested yet, I just got here

I sprang with the quickness and lightning, disappeared.

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I whistled for a cab and when it came near

The lisence said "Fresh" and it had dice in the mirror

If anything I can say this cab was rare

But I thought "Nah, forget it." - "Yo homes, to Bel-Air!"

I. Pulled. Up to the house, about 7 or 8

And I yelled to the cabbie "Yo homes, smell ya later."

I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there

To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air.

...And that's pretty much the jist of things here.

Movies Featuring Will Smith

• Where the Day Takes You
• Made in America
• Six Degrees of Separation
• Bad Boys
• Independence Day
• Men In Black
• Enemy of the State
• Torrance Rises (cameo)
• Wild Wild West
• Welcome to Hollywood
• The Legend of Bagger Vance
• Ali
• Men In Black 2
• Bad Boys 2
• A Closer Walk
• Jersey Girl (cameo)
• American Chopper (cameo)
• I, Robot
• Shark Tale
• There's a God on the Mic
• Hitch
• The Pursuit of Happyness
• I Am Legend
• Hancock
• Seven Pounds
• The Mark
• Time Share

Hit Songs By Will Smith

Kirby thinks that this guy rules and that you should like him too, as well as the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Hit Songs By DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

• Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
• Nightmare On My Street
• Parents Just Don't Understand
• I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson
• Summertime
• Boom! Shake The Room

Hit Song By Just Will Smith

• Men In Black (Feat. Coko of SMV.)
• Just Cruisin'
• Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
• Just The Two of Us
• Miami
• Wild Wild West (Feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee.)
• Will 2K (Feat. K-Ci.)
• Freakin' It
• Black Suits Comin' (Nod Your Head) {Feat. Christina Videl.}
• 1,000 Kisses (Feat. Jada Pinkett.)
• Switch
• Party Starter
• ...And of course, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's Theme Song.

Trivia

• He calls himself a "student of all religions".
• He has donated money to Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
• In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will was short for "William", but his name in real life is Willard Smith. Strange, isn't it?
• He apparently was born on July 3, 1979 in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, yet he was on September 25, 1968. Wow, what a major fuck-up that was.
• He likes to make fun of Carlton and Uncle Phil.
• If a movie were to ever be made for Barack Obama, he'd want Will Smith to play him.
• He was once in a huge supergroup that's similar to Band Aid. He and other people did a song called "Voices That Care," which was recorded during Operation Desert Storm.
• He used to be in a rap duo with his childhood friend DJ Jazzy Jeff entitled DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Obviously, you could tell which role he played there.
• He is the only actor in history to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, as well as being the only actor to have eight consecutive films open at #1 on the domestic box office as a lead actor.